Engineer (Band 2) – Commercial & Network Development Full Time

Transport for London

Job Title: Engineer Band 2 – Commercial & Network Development
Location: Victoria Station House / Hybrid working
Salary: Starting at £35,250 with excellent benefits
Band: Band 2
Contract Type: TfL, Permanent

Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4-week period. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.

Organisation

TFL ENGINEERING

Job

As part of TfL Engineering’s Commercial & Network Development business area, the Places for London Architecture, Design & Engineering Team is accountable for providing technical input and technical authority for engineering and architectural works across the Places for London estate. This scope includes working with in-house project teams, the supply chain, and joint venture partners to deliver thriving places and a sustainable income for reinvestment into the transport network.

This role is a core position involved in engineering performance management of the Places for London, Architecture, Design and Engineering team. It is a hybrid role with aspects of multi-disciplinary Engineering, Business Engineering, and commercial/financial administration support. It involves providing advice and guidance to a range of internal and external stakeholders, developing internal processes and procedures, and providing a trusted source of data and information and reporting. The role will require a proactive approach to the development of engineering, financial and performance reporting processes and systems interfacing with multiple business areas, along with engaging with stakeholders to maintain and improve team performance.

Key Responsibilities

The role will typically involve:

• Preparation of Statement of Costs for all Places Engineering jobs
• Keeping register of SAP job numbers and supporting new job number creation
• Raising purchase orders, keeping track of run rates and bad debts
• Disseminating key financial information to engineers and supporting work with Places Architecture, Design & Engineering clients
• Developing, preparing, and evaluating Places Engineering business unit reports, investigating any concerning trends in either financial or safety-related reporting.
• Working with the Places Engineering leads, the TfL resourcing team, and engineering capability pool leads to ensure that there is clear visibility of resource requirements and tangible plans for fulfilling demand.
• Working with Engineering and Places for London finance teams to ensure that finance handshakes are completed.
• Managing change control of resource requirements
• Monitoring demand against assignments and actual time bookings and resolving conflicts.
• Competence Management
  • Maintaining technical competence and accreditation registers for engineers assigned to the team.
  • Working with individuals to ensure that competence and accreditation are kept up to date.
  • Working with Heads of Discipline to ensure that requisite training and assessment is carried out to maintain accreditations.
  • Developing and coordinating a training programme
• Technical governance
  • Management of technical processes and procedures and coordination with engineering standards and Places for London management system to ensure that technical documents are controlled.
  • Management of first line technical assurance processes
  • Manage the audit of compliance with technical requirements.
• Team support
  • Develop and custodian of team SharePoint site and content.
  • Ensuring that all team members are aware of updates to processes and procedures and that these are followed.
  • Ensuring that new team members receive inductions and appropriate measures are put in place for management of team members.
  • Occasional cover and support to team members in developing strategies and project deliverables.

Skills

• Capable organiser who is highly methodical and has the ability to develop and implement systems and processes to control activities and create business improvements.
• Good presentation skills including oral, written, and the use of visualisation with the ability to create accurate and visually engaging reports.
• Ability to connect ideas and challenges in different areas of TfL and find new ways to apply technology to solve problems and meet business unit needs.
• Good analytical skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and happy to adapt to a changing delivery environment.

Knowledge

• Essential: Working knowledge of SAP Ariba (or similar) system and in particular SAP reporting and all aspects of purchase orders.
• Essential: Excel Advanced user adept at running and developing macros.
• Competent in the use of Power BI, SharePoint, and other Microsoft packages.
• Knowledge of multidisciplinary engineering functions in a project environment.
• Awareness of relevant Health & Safety legislation.
• Knowledge and development of competence management processes.
• Knowledge of engineering estimating, budgeting, and change management processes.

Experience

• Experience of building relationships with and influencing a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in developing business reporting and data analysis systems and processes.

The Opportunity

The successful candidate will join the Commercial and Network Development engineering delivery area with an assignment to the Places for London, Architecture, Design and Engineering team. The team is currently based at Victoria Station House at Victoria Station in central London, and this will be the main work location, however, the successful candidate will be expected to work across various TfL buildings and attend Places for London’s office on a regular basis in line with TfL corporate guidance and policy.

The post holder will play an important role in team coordination with numerous other teams within Places for London, across the wider TfL family and with external stakeholders. It is critical that the post holder is visible and available.

The role will offer the opportunity to grow an extensive network of contacts across TfL and the wider development industry. There will also be scope to develop skills and a career path in specific engineering disciplines and gain a broad understanding of the political, commercial, economic, and social issues influencing project decision making.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.

Application Process

Please apply using your CV and a maximum two-page Cover Letter. We recommend that you consider the motivations, skills, knowledge, and experience required for this role and ensure your CV and cover letter outlines where you meet these criteria. .PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images.

The closing date for applications is :59
Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applicants.

Benefits

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Our benefit package includes:

• Final Salary Pension Scheme
• Free travel for you on the TfL network
• Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home
• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers through the MyTfL rewards programme